Graduation Latin Honors

Graduating seniors are eligible for cum laude designations on diplomas and transcripts if their complete academic records show at least 54 calculable credits at the University and meet the following criteria:

cum laude:  at least a 3.0 total GPA (grade point average) and a class rank in the 75th percentile or above in the student's school or college.
magna cum laude:  at least a 3.4 total GPA (grade point average) and a class rank in the 85th percentile or above in the student's school or college.
summa cum laude:  at least a 3.7 total GPA (grade point average) and a class rank in the 95th percentile or above in the student's school or college.

General graduation honors for students meeting requirements at the conclusion of the summer sessions or the fall semester will be based on the grade point average cut-off points used for the previous spring semester to establish class rank in each school or college.

Please note that the graduation honor designations depend on the GPA of each school or college and that the cut-off points are determined on a yearly basis.  The minimum GPA cut-offs listed above are not necessarily the actual cut-off points for any given college or school in any given year. 

May 2012 School/College/Program	Summa  Cum Laude	Magna Cum Laude	Cum  Laude
Agriculture & Natural Resources	3.812	3.620	3.471
Business	3.886	3.764	3.660
Education	3.948	3.850	3.782
Engineering	3.874	3.654	3.492
Fine Arts	3.895	3.718	3.660
Continuing Studies	3.976	3.805	3.676
Liberal Arts and Sciences	3.894	3.728	3.571
Nursing	3.980	3.900	3.806
Pharmacy	3.865	3.688	3.600
Ratcliffe Hicks	3.700	3.400	3.259

May 2011 School/College/Program	Summa  Cum Laude	Magna Cum Laude	Cum  Laude
Agriculture & Natural Resources	3.840	3.588	3.444
Business	3.902	3.764	3.669
Education	3.883	3.794	3.721
Engineering	3.819	3.636	3.524
Fine Arts	3.841	3.735	3.670
Continuing Studies	3.830	3.710	3.567
Liberal Arts and Sciences	3.866	3.684	3.544
Nursing	3.895	3.759	3.694
Pharmacy	3.873	3.670	3.546
Ratcliffe Hicks	3.700	3.592	3.305

May 2010 School/College/Program	Summa  Cum Laude	Magna Cum Laude	Cum  Laude
Agriculture & Natural Resources	3.861	3.645	3.489
Business	3.890	3.751	3.635
Education	3.904	3.798	3.730
Engineering	3.862	3.668	3.547
Fine Arts	3.841	3.780	3.653
Continuing Studies	3.963	3.812	3.671
Liberal Arts and Sciences	3.867	3.691	3.538
Nursing	3.855	3.706	3.628
Pharmacy	3.871	3.713	3.590
Ratcliffe Hicks	3.700	3.492	3.318

May 2009 School/College/Program	Summa  Cum Laude	Magna Cum Laude	Cum  Laude
Agriculture & Natural Resources	3.861	3.645	3.489
Business	3.890	3.751	3.635
Education	3.904	3.798	3.730
Engineering	3.862	3.668	3.547
Fine Arts	3.841	3.780	3.653
Continuing Studies	3.963	3.812	3.671
Liberal Arts and Sciences	3.867	3.691	3.538
Nursing	3.855	3.706	3.628
Pharmacy	3.871	3.713	3.590
Ratcliffe Hicks	3.700	3.492	3.318

Latin honors: 2003 - 2008

For additional information regarding graduation honors please consult the Undergraduate Catalog.

Last updated 08/29/12